Oh boy, if we could only Riddikulus this one away. Lou and Frankie delve into the wizarding world as the entry point to the question: what do you do with a childhood joy that isn't so... Joyful? Tangents include Hershey's Chocolate, the importance of recycling, and of course... Twilight. Whatever you decide to enjoy in this brief life, we love you for listening and hope you find all the happiness! ------ Support the show with merch from samehereman.com! Don't Desecrate the Hosts, email them instead: [email protected] Follow the show on Twitter and TikTok

Spin the Chore Wheel and join Lucille and Marie and... Francine (!) as we delve into the world of childhood house and yard work! We talk about the different things parents obsess over and how it makes for different perspectives as we clean our homes in adult life, Marie tortures the Mills sisters with a Christian Chore Song (linked below), and Francine insists that a housekeeper and a nanny are the same.  Give Frankie (Francine) a big welcome to the show, and send Marie and her new little one all the love in the world!  ---- Email the show at [email protected] Visit the show (with merch!) at samehereman.com Follow the show on Twitter or TikTok  Listen to a cursed chore song on YouTube 

Lou and Marie strap in for a bumpy ride through the (unnecessarily) rough terrain of spanking and more. Marie shares a story of corporal punishment in school, Lou spent all the podcast money on a Time Machine, and you'll know who has a strange internet search history by the end of this episode. As a bonus, you can hear Lucille's Roomba in the background if you listen really hard.  CP and CSA are rough topics. Please take care of yourself, and don't listen to this episode in a compromising environment. We love you.  ---- email the show at [email protected] follow us on Twitter or TikTok  Visit the show page here (including a link to merch!)  LINKS PubMed study of Corporal Punishment in Schools Effective Discipline by the American Association of Pediatrics College Students and Crime related to CP (2013) Survey of Corporal Punishment (2019)

Happy Gregorian New Year, Same Here Squad! Marie Renee and Lucille are back to talk about a viral Christmas-in-schools Twitter thread, with detours involving palm trees, Barbara Walters, and more. Thanks for listening, rating, reviewing, sharing, and all that good stuff.  ---- A link to read what we're reading: Twitter Thread by @justsayxian Want to read more about us or support the show with merch? Visit the website!

Marie and Lou talk a grab-bag of Americana, featuring the participation trophy fallacy, the American Dream®, and the weird context of "achieve anything" when set next to watching adults try and fail... and try again. This episode was recorded before Marie's pregnancy, and before Lucille lost her dad, so it may sound a bit off in the timeline.  Find the podcast and fun merch at samehereman.com  Send us a message, idea, or voice memo at [email protected]

Guess who is still alive and kicking! Marie and Lou reconvene to discuss the many events of 2022, and (spoiler alert) they have a lot to do with the childhood conversation. Some teasers for future episodes include the gentle parenting bonanza, the transition from child to parent, and more. This episode includes conversation about death, birth, religion, and illness.  Find us on the internet at samehereman.com -------- write to us with your questions and episode requests at [email protected]

Lou and Marie share, like, and subscribe their way down a dark rabbit hole where kids are more valuable on-camera than off-camera. Lou drafts a history of the (online) world and Marie follows closely behind to pick up the pieces. Some of the kids plastered all over the internet before they lost their last tooth are now old enough to say something about it, and the Same Here Squad bets money that it isn't what adults want to hear.  Announcement: Same Here, Man is taking a 3-4 week break after this, and will be back with some great big topics to dive into! Please write to us in the meantime.  LINKS  ---- Follow us on the internet! (twitter) (instagram) (our homepage) Support the show with MERCH “Did Moms Exist Before Social Media?” (NYT, 2019) “Suffused by Feeling and Affect: The Intimate Public of Personal Mommy Blogging” by Aimée Morrison, 2011 “What Ever Happened to the Mommy Blog?” (The Chicago Tribune, 2018) “My Mom is an Influencer. I’m Sick of Being a Part of it.” (Reddit, 2017) “My Daughter Asked Me to Stop Writing About Motherhood. Here’s Why I Can’t Do That.” (Washington Post, 2019) “That Outrageous Mommy Blogger Who Refuses to Stop Writing About Her Kid Highlights a Key Parent-Child Generational Gap” (Slate, 2019) An Excerpt from John Holt’s “Escape from Childhood: The Needs and Rights of Children” (1974) “Against Cuteness” (Slate, 2018) “Is it Ethical to Post Pictures of Your Kids on Instagram?” (New Republic, 2018)

Marie and Lou peel back layers of sponsored content and enabled cookies to find out exactly what it means to make minors into influencers. It begins with predictably corporate reactions to a lawsuit, includes the weirdness that is sponsorship, and ends with hard questions. Is this a moral panic in the making? Is it exploitation? Is consent even a part of the equation? Tangents include ASMR, memes, and childhood crushes.  ---- LINKS Send us your questions and topics at samehereman.com  Kid influencers: Few rules, big money (2019 documentary) Google and YouTube Will Pay Record $170 Million for Alleged Violations of Children’s Privacy Law (FTC) Why Child Social Media Stars Need a Coogan Law to Protect Them From Parents (Hollywood Reporter) Branding Kidfluencers: Regulating Content and Advertising on YouTube (2021)

Lucille reminds Marie about how icky losing teeth is (very). Where did the tooth fairy come from, and why does she want our mouth bones? Is there a method behind why we use this myth? Side plots include the British Medical Journal, sexy fairies, Victorian jewelry, and Dwayne Johnson. ---- LINKS Follow the show and learn more about us at SameHereMan.com "The Tooth Fairy: Perspectives on Money and Magic” by Tad Tuleja “Children’s Myths and Their Significance” Human Development Journal (2000) “Cost of Tooth Fairy on the Rise” British Medical Journal “The Tooth Fairy and Malpractice” British Medical Journal (2012)

Marie takes Lucille on a tour of Nostalgia-ville. Is it innate or cultural? Where does it come from? And most importantly, how angry can Marie get Lou to be over corporate co-opting of nostalgia for marketing? Field trips include Lisa Frank, the meme account ThirtyAF, and snarky clothing from the 00's. ---- LINKS Support the show with MERCH! Follow the pod on Twitter, Instagram, and samehereman.com A fun exposé on Smellitizers by Duchess of Disneyland What Ever Happened to Nostalgia (The Diagnosis) - Abstract from JNMD Nostalgia Weakens the Desire for Money - JCR